Songs that just sound better at a certain time of day/place

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Enoch C

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I love some hard core jazz or funk at night. Especially driving at night through the city.

Folk or country like Nickle Creek or the Wailin' Jenny's are great for mellowing out during a day at home.

Radiohead or the Autumns for driving in a storm. It's just so moody.
 
I have noticed that you can only get the full force and full meaning of some songs when you play them in a certain place or at a certain time of day.

For instance,
I ride the bus everyday for 45 minutes to get to school. We drive through many miles of country roaRAB, and during this time, the sun is just coming up. I played the song "Can't You See" by The Marshall Tucker Band the other day on my bus ride and it sounded like a completly different song that when I listened to it the night before. The flute, the guitar, and his voice fit so well with my morning bus route, the sun coming up, getting ready to start the day, I could never listen to it again at any other time until I was on the bus going to school.

Here are a few others that have had this effect on me.

In the dead quiet of a dark room at night these songs have so much more IMPACT

1. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
2. Long Nights - Eddie Vedder
3. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

How about all of you?
I want to know what songs you guys feel sound best when/where.
 
Some good jazz guitar is always good driving music or a cool quiet night. Only alone though. Doesn't work with a group.
 
REM's cover of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" always sounRAB best to me at about 3 am when I'm up late working on a project.
 
Well certain tunes are a gimme that you'd think are better sounding during certain parts of the day, such as:

Good Morning, Good Morning by the Beatles (off of "Sgt. Pepper's")
A Beautiful Morning by the Rascals
Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens
Morning Train (Nine To Five) by Sheena Easton
etc.

(When else would you really want to hear those four tunes, and some others, but in the morning?)

or

Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

(Those are best in the afternoon).

Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy

(Those would be best at say Friday around 5 to 6 pm).

And then of course there are numerous evening/night songs that have been written.

And as for other days of the week:

You'd want to hear on Monday:

Monday Monday - Mamas & The Papas
Manic Monday - The Bangles

You'd want to hear on Tuesday:

Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd

(What are some Wednesday or Thursday songs?)

And on Saturday:

Saturday In The Park - Chicago
Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers

And on Sunday:

Sunday Will Never Be The Same - Spanky & Our Gang

(And of course there are others, like that).
 
you all have had some great ones---

has anyone listened to "Crystal Ship" or "Not To Touch The Earth" by The Doors in a completly dark and silent room? If you haven't, I highly suggest you do. It will make you feel like you are getting hyptonized and falling into the abyss. hahahaha
IM NOT KIDDING

and then listen to Alabama Song after that
 
Seasons have never really changed what I listen to. The weather sometimes does. when it's raining I sometimes like something a little more atmospheric or melancholic.
 
How about songs/ banRAB/ genres at a certain time of year? I always find myself listening to more jazz in the winter. Spring comes along and I have a hip-hop craving. Anyone else notice trenRAB like this in their listening?
 
When it snows: Blue In Green- by Miles Davis (actually really written by Bill Evans but I'm referring to the Kind of Blue version) is about as perfect as it gets. Bill's piano intro actually sounRAB like snow if snow could make beautiful music.
 
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